Station: WPOR

Maine Towns Allowed to Ban Sex Offenders from Parks, Fields

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine towns will be able to ban sex offenders from any state or municipal park, athletic field or recreational facility serving children

3 Sentenced For Eel Poaching And Selling

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three men accused of together poaching and selling as much as $1 million worth of baby eels, called elvers, have been sentenced to a combination of probation and fines.

3 Teenage Boys in Custody After Litchfield Woman Found Dead

LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN)   Court documents show one of the three teenagers arrested in connection with a Litchfield woman’s death was her son

Victims Must be Told When Defendants Escape Under New Law

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine crime victims must now receive notification of a defendant’s escape from prison or jail under a new state law

With Dogs In Tow, Maine Community Remembers Barbara Bush

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — About 200 people gathered on a Maine beach — some with dogs in tow — on…

Heating Aid Groups Get A Sales Tax Exemption

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Nonprofit groups that provide heating aid to low-income Mainers will get a sales tax exemption under a new state law.

Police Stop Potential Bank Robbery in Scarborough

A South Portland man was arrested for plotting a bank robbery.

Fire Wrecks Building in Casco

A fire burned down a historical building in Casco Sunday morning.

Maine courts must soon weigh domestic violence in murder sentences

Maine courts setting sentences for those convicted of murder will start considering if the victim had also been subjected to domestic violence.

Maine Police Search for Missing Brother and Sister

A brother and sister from Kenduskeag have been reported missing.

Latest Headlines

6 minutes ago in Local

New Hampshire Man Dead in I-95 Crash in Newport

Fresh

Maine State Police say they were on their way to assist a stopped car in the travel lane of I-95.

12 hours ago in Local

Maine Legislature Passes Bill to Study Costs of Climate Change

The bill passed mostly on party lines this week

13 hours ago in Local

Judge Gives DOJ Access to Maine Sports Rosters, But Not List of Transgender Athletes

The judge questioned the motivation of the federal request for information on transgender athletes.

17 hours ago in Local

Motorcyclist killed in 3-vehicle crash in Raymond

A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle in crash in Raymond on Monday evening.

17 hours ago in Local

New data show most ICE detainees in Maine immigration sweep did not have criminal convictions

New data shows only a fraction of nearly 200 people arrested during January’s immigration enforcement surge in Maine had criminal convictions.